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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4. ISIS.v I I 5295.51. Patented Feb.25,19 19.

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a citizen of the United States, residing at i 2ol g narran. sTaTTsTnTTnT oTTroT.

OEVILLEC. MANN, 0F OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Application led February 4, 1918. Serial No. I215,393.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ORVILLE YC. MANN,

OakA Park,vin the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and Auseful Improvements in Spreaders, of whichthe followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

forming a part thereof. l

The purpose of lthis invention is to pro vide an'improved apparatus tobe mounted on a car for operating upon the road bed of arailwaygtrackfor spreading'ballast and the like and auxiliary purposes. It consists4in the elements and features of construction shown and described,asindicated in the claims. v v

In the drawing: I

Figure 1 is a side elevationl of a car equipped with a structureembodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing aspreader Wing at one side only of theCar.

Fig. 3 is aplan view showing a spreader wing at both sides of the carwith certain special appurtenances added thereto.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the ditching device:

Fig. 5 is an'endv view of the same. Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of apart of the car showing one wing with a modified ditching device.

Fig. 7 is a detail side elevation having the spreader wing collapsedagainst the V thecar. .y -4 l f Fig. 8 is a detail section at the line,8-8, on Fig. 7, on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged section at the line,

i 9-9,on Fig. 8.

, Fi 11 is a section at the line, 11-11, on l Fig. 13. y v

Fig. 15 is a section at the line, 15--15, on Fig. 3. y Fig. 16 is av'section at the line, iti- 16, on

Fig. 15.

Fig. 10 is a section at the line, y10b-10, on Fig. 8.- I

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Fig. 12 is a section at the line, 12-12, o Fig. 11 on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 13 is a detail section at the line, 13-13, on Fig. 2 on an enlargedscale.

Fig. 14 is a section at the line, I4-14', on

Fig. 17 isa vsection at the line, 171'7, on Fig. 3 on an enlarged scale.

n` the structure shown in the drawings 1 side of lnecting the brace isone of the side sills of the car; 2 is one of the center sills; 3 is aportion of one of the end sills or main transverse members of the baseframe of the car. For the purpose of this invention there is mountedupon the outer side of each of the side sills, 1,-only one of them`being shown in the drawings,- a standard or bracket, A, for supporting ahinge ttingby which the spreader member at that, side is to be hingedfor swinging so as to project obliquely in .either direction forgathering or spreading according to the direction in fwhich the car ismoving. In order to properly brace the Car base frame, it is constructedwith cross sills. 4, 4, 4, at suitable positions` in the length of thecar, not only for properly stifening the car for its general service,but specifically for taking the stress transmitted transversely from thespreading and ditching devices; and for this specific purpose there aresuch transverse sills proximate to the position of the hinge-carryingbracket proximate to the position of the spreaderv brace footings, ashereinafter more particularly described. To thisstandard or bracket, A,there is hinged the main spreader member, B, adapted to be swung asabove mentioned, so as to extend obliquely off from the 'car towardeither end thereof.v For bracing this spreader member or wing, B, ateither of said positions-that is` extending obliquely toward either endof the car,- there are provided upon the main sill, 1,

mounted for sliding and securement at a plurality of working positionsupon the of its twopositions mentioned, it is provided upon its oppositesides near the outer'end,

with stapled fittings, C1, which are hereinafter more Yparticularlydescribed, adapted for pivotal .connection thereto of the come pressionbrace members.

In addition to the main spreader wing, B. there is provided anvunder-car spreader lili Cil?,

turn-buckle, J1, and clevises, J2, J2, one at-I each end, for engagementrespectively with eyes, E, on the inner end of the wing, ll.`

and eyes, J3, von the inner side of the sill, l. lt will be understoodthat the eyes, J3, are duplicated at equal distances in opposite d1-rections from the bracket or standard, A, for securing the tensionmember in either of the two Vpositions of service ot the under-carspreader wing, E. v

F or the reason, however, that obviously, it is not practicable tol havethis under-car spreader wing swing under the car from-the one positionto the other while the main wing'swings outside the 'car between its twopositions, said under-car spreader wing is arranged to be 'detachablefrom the outer or main spreader wing, being also reversible verticallyso that it may be operated either edge'up, and the main spreader wingbeing constructed for attaching said under-car Vspreader wing ateither-side or surface ae- I cording to the position of the mainspreader wing, this attachment being in each posi tion to the outersideof said main spreader wing.

The detail construction ofthe mounting and hinge connections of thespreader wing will now be described. The bracket or standard, A,comprises a base web, A1, having its greatest widthy at an'intermediateportion of its length at which it laps on the outern side oi" the sidesill, being cut away equally at opposite edges to narrow it below thelower edge of said sill, and being tapered narrowing from the upper edgeof the sill.

to a similarly reduced widthv at the upper By means of parallellongitudinal ribs, A2, A2, projecting from the web, A1, and havinginwardly-turned flanges, A3. rlhere is formed a vertical parallel-sidedchannel with a slot in its outer wall, said slot being the intervalbetween the two flanges, A3. This vchannel receives'- the hinge member,i, which is adapted to be inserted longitudinally in said channel, andto be secured at proper height by a hey, at lowered position by a upperend of the member, At, colliding with lugs, a5, a5, which project atopposite sides of the channel in the standard, A5. lit will beunderstoodthat the member, At, is introduced at the top of the standard beforeilange, at, at the latter, and said tongue A5, and stopped neonati tweenthem filled with planking, t2, said s plates having their lower edgesHeated inward toward each other, and meeting, as seen in Fig. 1l, andlapping upon each other for ra distance approximately equal to thedistance between the vplates and riveted to-y gether at4 their lappingmarginal portions, as seen in Fig. ll.

The hinge member, B1', counterpart of the member, A4, is constructed forpivotally adjustable connection with the main spreader wing, B, topermit said wing to swing vertically edgewise through a limited angle inmoving to and from its working position; and for that purpose a tongueplate, Bt, is secured rigidly between the plates, 61,51, of the spreaderwing at the inner end of the plate engages in a channel -formed in theouter edge of the hinge member, B1, from top to bottom there of.Thetongue plate is"secured said channel by a pivot bolt, 64, at aboutthe middle .of the vertical extent of said tongue plate and channel, andbolts, b5, b5, are inserted through the parts at positions equallydistant abovey and below the pivot bolt, 64,

the. tongue plate having curved slots, for l said bolts to permitangular movementoi' the wing about the pivot bolt, 64, in the liftingand lowering movement. The two hinge members, At and B1, are connectedby a pintle, as.

The under-car spreading wing consists of a metal plate, E, reinforced onits inner side by horizontally extending angle-iron members, El, E1.Said metal plate laps on the outer side of the m'ain spreader wingJB,and is secured to said main spreader wing by bolts el, which takethrough the hinge me ber, B1. The plate, E, constituting the under-carspreader wing is notched at 'the inner endat both vthe upper and thelower corner, as seen at e, Fig. 13, in order to overhang the track railwhich is accommodated by the notch. 'llhis plate is made substantiallysymmetrical about a medial longitudinal line, both as to the notchesabove menf tioned and as to the bolt holes by which it is secured to thehinge member, B1, ofthe mainspreader wing, so lthat said plate canbeapplied to said spreader wing at either side of thelatter, beinginverted for shifting it from one side to the other, as is necessary inorder that either side may extend past lthe hinge-supporting standard orice Masami the hinge member, A4, and at the lower end lwould othenwiseimpose upon it;

\ eye on the end of the brace member,

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to an eye, B30, secured to the wing, B, near the outer end of thelatter. This stay cable serves to relieve the hinge of Vthe severecramping which the .weight of the wing The opposite ends of thecompression brace inember, .1), vare provided with fittings, D2, eachcomprising an eye, ple members, c3, anchored in fittings, C1, on themain spreadeiiwing and on the outer side of the side sill, 1, as abovementioned, said fittings being identically ormed,the means for anchoringsaid staples being that said fittings, c1, being provided with aperturesfor the staple'legs have also each a rectangular cross aperture, c4,-spanning the interval between the two staple leg apertures and cuttinginto each of them, and the staple legs are provided with notches, c5,c5, facing `each other in position to register with said rectangularcross aperture ,when the `staple is properly inserted in the tting, anda rectangular metal key, C5, is provided, adapted to be driven into saidcross aperture and engage said notches of the staple legs; and' soretain the staple legs in the fitting. For disengaging the compressionbrace member from either ofA its end connections, the key`, C5,beingknocked out, the staple legs can be withdrawn from the plate, C1,and the staple being disengaged from the re-inserted in the fitting and'secured by the key if desired, to prevent loss of either sta- Thebrackets, C, are supported for sliding and secureinent at a plurality ofworking positions on the side sill by means of slide bearings H, made oftwo angle iron bars secured with a iiange of each back to back to form aklongitudinal horizontal rib, H1, (see Fig. 17 their other flanges beingbolted to the side'sill but spaced oli'v therefrom a short distance byspacing blocks, h, at'the ends of said slide bar, H, where the securingb lts take'throughsaid flanges and spacing blocks linto the sill. Thebrackets, or hangers, C, are formed to\embrace the rib,

Hlfand the upper andY lower edges of the4 flanges,

H2, for sliding along said bar, H; and to secure the bracket at. any oneof a plurality of desirable working positions, the rib, H1, has notches,h1, at suitable intervals along the length of theslide bar, lwhich maybe engaged by` a' key, K, inserted through lthe rib, C10, of thebracket,C. which embraces the rib, H1, of the bar, H. Y For operatingthe spreader wing to lift it out of operating position or allow it toinove outward and downward to a desired position for. working. there isprovided a cable connection at 12, on. the inner side of the wing, B,near the heel or inner end and near the loave'r edge; and thereis`mounted on the car cl2, for engaging the sta side of the car a pulley,

may. be

provided for that purpose;

at a position substantially as far from the hinge pivot of the wing assaid cable connection, a pulley block, 13, pivoted Jfor swinging aboutan axislongitudinally of the .car to permit the pulley, 1'6, thereon toswing to accommodate lthe draft of the cable, 17, running from it to thewing, B; and at a point some distance along the car from said pulleyhanger, 13, there is mounted on the 15, about which the cable turnsupward to eXtend over a pulley on the end of a. dcrrick, jib arm or boomindicated at T which is supported and operated on the car by means notillustrated.

When the wing is to be lifted and swung in toward the car out of itsoperating position, the pins, Aff, are withdrawn from the hinge member,i 4, to t'ree said hinge member for sliding upward in the standard, A,and the key, K, is withdrawn to free the bracket, C, slidin pull of thecable, 1&7 tends to litt the wing B, and also to swing it `in toward thecar and to slide the brackets, C, along kthe bar, H; but before anyconsiderable inward movement has occurred the direction of pull of thecable upon the wing becomes sufliciently upward to cause upward movementof the wing to predominate, and byieason of the cable connection beingso near the pivot formed by the bolt. b4, and tlieconsequent heavyoverhang of the wing outside the cable connection, at first operates tolift the wing bodily, sliding the hingemembcr, A4, up along thestandard, A. until the movement is stopped by the encounter of the saidhinge member, A4, `with the stop, 18,- and thereafter the pull ol thecable tends to swing the wing up pivotally about the pivotbolt, b, whilecompleting the inwarc'l-swinging movement of the wing toward the car.

. For holding the spreader wing safely in its iii-swung and elevatedposition out of service, there is provided on the upper edge of the wingnear the outer ends a staple-like projection, P, wvhich is adapted toenter between the ears, (1, g, of a bracket, Q, which is mounted on thecar side, projecting out.- ward therefrom; and a bolt, Q1, which is'along the bai-,'H. The

-them both, being withdrawn to permit the staple, P, to pass between theears, as the Wing is drawn up into'place alongside the car and isre-inserted, passing under the staple and through both ears. and thussecures'the Ywing against the car or a proper position with respectthereto, the outer end being carried by the bracket., Q, and theinnerend by the key, A5, in the standard` A. When thev wing, B. is operatingas a spreader wing,fbeing for that purpose adiusted diverging from thecar rearwardly with respect to the direction of advance of the car, itis often desirable, especially when .spreading ballast, to prevent thematerial from being spread so widelyas the entire reach of the spreaderwing, and on the contrary to retain the ballast Within a certain limiteddistance from the track rails. For this purpose the spreading wing, B,has rovisions for hinging :to it at either side w iich may be theforward side when it is operating as a spreader as above stated, aballastretaining or spread-limiting wing, L, which is held at a'position substantially parallel with the car and track, by a tensionrod or cable, L1, extending from the outer end of said ballast-retainingwing, forward in the direction of advance of the car to any availablepoint of attachment for draft, and

'preferably to a car ahead. lVhen such ballast-retaining member isconnected to a car ahead, as indicated, such connection serves animportant'purpose in addition to merely holding the ballast-retainingmember in place, which may be understood upon considering that theresistance of the material engaged by the spreader operates ordinarilyto force the car transversely of the track away from the side at whichthe spreader is operated; but when the spreader is connected by means ofthe ballast-retaining wing and the cable therefrom to acar ahead of thatupon which the spreader is carried,

the rigid triangle consisting of the side of the car, the spreader wing,B, and the brace, D. operates as a rigid lever arm .of the carwhoseoperative length for the purpose of draft by the car ahead is thedistance of the hinge `of the ballast-retaining wing to the wing, B,ofi' from the vertical plane of the nearer track rail; and the draft ofthe car ahead, operating through the connections inade upon this leverarm, tends to swing the rear end of the car about a pivot consisting ofthe forward truck connection of the car, thus tending to pull at therear portion of the car toward the side at which the spreader isoperating, and to a very appreciable extent counteracting the tendencyof the-resistance of the ballast to push the.

car in the opposite direction,'as above noted'. It will be observed thatthis result may be attained by any connection of the spreader wing at apoint well removed from its hinge at the side of the car out toward itsouter end, for draft upon the spreader exerted by the car ahead. That'isto Say, for this purpose the thrust-retaining wing, L, may be regardedonly as one link in the draft connection from the car ahead to the'spreader wing, operating as such connection independentlyv of itsfunction as ballast-retainer.

The spreader wing, B, may be utilized to carry a ditching erdrain-cutting plate or shovel, M, at a position outside the ballastedarea.

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the angle of greatest eiiiciency of a ditcher;

and on the contrary, a blade set at that angle to the line of advancewould fail to be of any effective service in ditch-cutting in anystubborn earth, on account of the extreme wedging action of the earth,tending to swerve the blade into parallelismv with F or this reason itis necessary in mounting a ditching blade on the spreader arm to provideit with connections by which it may be set much more nearly at rightangles to the line of advance than the spreader stands. This isaccomplished by hinging the ditcher at its inner vertical edge to theforward side of thev forward pull as possible. The ditcher blade isdesirably shaped as shown with its lower edge, m, to the shape incross-section of the Aditch to be cut, and curved forwardas seen at M1,soas to 'cut under or scoop the earthinstead ofmerelyscraping it. Theeective working angle of the ditcher is about 25 degrees back of aposition at right angles to the line of advance, while the eEectiveworking position of the spreader is nearly@ 45 degrees diverging outwardand rearward?` from the line of advance; so that the angle between theditcher and the. spreader will be about 20 degrees.

The ditching shovel will frequently be used when the spreader wing isnot operating for spreading but is merely used asan arm for carryingsaid ditching shovel at the proper distance from 'the track. Under theseconditions the ditcher carried rigidly at the vend of the spreader armoperates, by reason of the resistance which it encounters,

`with a tendency to force the car transversely ofthe track toward theside at which the ditcher is thus `operating,`-that is, it tends toderail the car on th'at side, By hing-ing the ditcher to the spreaderarm as shown, instead of carrying it rigidly at the end of that arm, andconnecting it at the outer end by draft connections to the car ahead,the draft connections operate nearly directly in the line of theresistance encountered bythe ditching shovel, and it is possible to setthe ditching shovel at such an 'angle to the line of advance that thedraft 'will be substan tially as if' the shovel were set directlyacrossthis line of advance and pulled directly in,

meneer Fig. 3 shows a ditching shovel-carried on a long armliinged tothe spreader at the position above indicated for hinging the shovel asat first described; the arm being of sufficient length for positioningthe shovel properly to cut a ditch about twenty-five feet or moredistant from the center of the i5 track. The arm, W, is an angle barandthe compression-brace member pivotally con-- -cable connected tofolding about shovel is secured to itat any desired position in thelength thereof, a holes being provided in the'horizontal flange of theangle bar for thatjpurpose.

I claim:- i l. In combination with a car base structure a bracketmounted on theouter side of one longitudinal side sill; a spreader winghaving a hinge for folding axis, of which hinge one vmember is Vmountedfor sliding up and down in said bracket; a

nected at one end to the wing, and means on thecar side sill forpivotallyengaging the other end, said means comprising a slidewaymounted on the car; a bracket slidably mounted on said slide-way; means,for disengageably. securing4 the bracket at a predetermined position onvthe slide-way, and

means for operating the wing comprising a tivelynear to the hinge, and aguide forthe cable on the car, positionedfor causing 'the pull of thecable on the wing to be upward and inward.

2. In combination with a car base structure, a bracket mounted Aon'theside sill of the' car; a spreader wing having a hinge a vertical axis ofwhich hinge one member is mounted for sliding up and down in saidbracket; two compression braces, each pivotally connected at one end tothe wing, oneabove the other, and means on thecar side sill forpivotally engaging the oppositeends of said braces; said meanscomprising a slide-way extending longitudinally of the car vs ide-sill;a bracket to which; the j b'rac'es are connected slidably mountedyonfsaid slide-way; means for releasably securing the bracket at apre-determined positin ong'the slide-way, and connected iwith the 'ca-rfor lifting and ing the wing.) i'

3. Incom ination with a' car base struc-- down 1n said bracket,the'other hinge memmultiplicity of bolt- I a compression brace about avertical' the wing' at a point relamember 'comprism 2reach intervalbetween ture, abracket mounted onfthe side sill of sion braces connectedat one end, one above the other, to the wing; means on the side of thecar for pivotally engaging the opposite ends of said braces, said meansbeing mounted for sliding lengthwise of the car, and means for releasabysecuring said slidable member at a pre-determined position in the pathof sliding; a hoisting cable connected tothe wing at a point relativelynear to and outward from the joint vin the second mentioned hingemember, and aguide for the hoisting cable positioned onv the car at 'apoint above andinward from its connection to the wing.

v 4. Infcombination with a car base structure, a bracketmounted on theouter side wing hinged at one end to said bracket for of the car to aposition oblique t0 said sill;

member adapted to subtend the acute angle between the wing and the sidesill, the wing having at its opposite sides means for disengageab yengaging one end of the brace, andthe car side sill having toward theopposite ends means for alternative engagement of the other end of thebrace.

5. In combination with a car lbase structure, comprising av longitudinalside sill, a bracket mounted upon the outer side of the side sill atsubstantially the middle point of the length of the car; 'a spreaderwing vhinged to said bracket for swinging alternatively toward eitherend of the car to a u osition making anv oblique angle with the sidesill; a bracket mounted on the side sill and'adapted to be secured at adetermined position thereon at distances in opposite directions from themiddle-bracket; a pair of compression braces and means fordisengageablyat oppositesides thereof; and means on the 6. Invcombination with a hinged wingfiand the compression'l brace member,vittingsfor engaging the brace a a plat/e having apertures for stap elegs; a staple adapted to enter said apertures, having notches facing,each yother onlthe inner side ofthe legs, the plate having akeyaperture extending transversely of the 'direction ofthe stale legapertures and in widthspanning the them vand opening into them, and akey adapted to be inserted in of the staple legs.`

17. In' combination with acar base struc connecting them atone end, onevabove the other with the wing alternatively of one longitudinall sidesill; a spreader rio said key aperture and to engage thenotches 1,25-

the car for extending ott therefrom ohliqneiy in elther direction foroccupying either oi" two syminetricallydisposed vpositions with respectto the car, and an under-oar spreader wing formed symmetrically ahoit amiddle longitudinal line having reiniorcem'ents on one surface disposedsymmetrically' with respect to said middle line? whereby it is adaptedhy inversion to he appiied to whicheverv side of the main wing isoutermost, and thereby to occupy symmetrically-disposed positions withrespect to the two syinrnetricallydisp'osed` positions or the main wing,and means `for securing' the under-car wing to the main wing in suchinverseposil respectively l Y X 8. iin combination with ,a'car haseystrncture, a main spreader wing hinged to the side of the car forextending ed therefrom ohliquely in either direction to occupy two so asto he sustained by y of the latter; nieans for securing said -under''synfnnetricallyfdisposed` positions with respect to the oar, and anunder-car spreader wing detachably secured to the main wing the'hingedsupport carwings at the outer side or the hinged pivot, and at eithersident the inainl wing;-

whereby/*said under-car wing is adapted to be shifted hy detachment andre-attaohment from one side to the other of the main wing when the inainwing is shifted oblique direction t0 theyothere 9. in a railway trackspreader, a spreaderv wing comprising two plates .spaced apa-rt for thethickness of the wing and having each at the lower longitndinai edge aninyset diverging forward from one my hand at Chicago,

wardiy-ofset Hangs, said Hanger, iap'ping each other. and being; rivetedtogether to form the cutting edge' of the spreader wing.

l0. In combination with 'a car base structure, a spreader wing hingedthereto for swinging^ out laterally therefrom, and means for bracing thewing oft1 from the car at a relativeiy sniall angle thereto; a .ditchingblade hinged at its inner vertical' edge to the forward side oi" thespreader wing near the outer end thereof, and adapted to be setdiverging forward from said forward side and a draft connection from-theouter end of said ditcher blade extending forward for connection with acar ahead of that on tions at the opposite sides of the main wing whichthe spreader wing is mounted.

11. In combination with a oar base structure, a --spreader wing hingedthereto for swlnging out laterally therefrom, and means for bracing` thewing 0E from the car at an angle thereto; an arni hinged at its innerend to the side of the spreader wing near the outer end of the latter,and adapted to he from said forward side and extending for aconsiderable distance outward; a draftv connection from said armextending forward for connection with the car ahead of that on which thespreader wing is mounted, and a ditching shovel on said arm,v the arm`losing provided with a multipiicit f or" mounting and securing placesfor said ditching shovel along the viength of the arm.

In testimony whereof, i have hereunto set Illinois, this Sist day ofJanuary, i918. K

' G. MANN.

